1.We learn from the fi rst paragraph that the recession _____.

　　A.affected Americans in certain occupations.

　　B.had great impact on Americans’work and life.

　　C.had only brought huge losses in savings and stocks.

　　D.is over with some of the losses recovered.

　　2.What made the family’s fi nancial situation even worse was that they _____.

　　A.moved to Rhinelander in a hurry.

　　B.had two children to raise.

　　C.didn’t know anyone in Rhinelander.

　　D.couldn’t sell their home in Big Lake.

　　3.Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

　　A.Cindy had seen the benefi ts of gardening in a different way.

　　B.Cindy had developed a hobby of gardening before the recession.

　　C.Cindy had already had a keen interest in sustainability.

　　D.Cindy had already planned to meet the gardeners.

　　4.In addition, Cindy views gardening as a genuine pleasure because gardening _____.

　　A.helped her cut living costs almost by half.

　　B.enabled her to make her own jams.

　　C.built up family ties and kids’enthusiasm.

　　D.enabled her to know more about plants.

　　5.What does Cindy think of the diffi cult times she has gone through?

　　A.It gave the couple and their kids a tough lesson.

　　B.It gave her confi dence and optimism.

　　C.It would come again and affect the family.

　　D.It left a lasting psychological impact on the family.

　　答案與解析：

　　1. B。主旨類。文章第一段描述了經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退對(duì)美國(guó)人的工作和生活的巨大影響。

　　2. D。推理類。從第二段中我們知道Cindy家庭因?yàn)楣ぷ�，新買了一套房子，但是不能把自己住的房子賣掉，所以要還兩套房子的貸款。因此家庭經(jīng)濟(jì)困難。

　　3. A。推理類。從文章第三段我們知道Cindy從園藝工作中收獲頗多。

　　4. C。細(xì)節(jié)類。從文章第四段我們得知，耕種使得家庭聯(lián)系更緊密，孩子們也更有熱情參與其中。

　　5. B。推理類。文章最后一段中 “I feel accomplished and I’m more confident attempting things I’ve never done before.”, 我們可以推理出困難時(shí)期的經(jīng)歷讓Cindy更加自信和樂(lè)觀。